(define-theory guidelines (clin-act web-notions)) (in-theory 'guidelines) (DEFINE-RELATION PROCEDURAL-FOCUS (?A ?B) :IFF-DEF (AND (EXISTS (?C) (AND (METHOD-OF ?A ?C) (TARGET ?C ?B))) (ABSTRACTION ?A) (ENTITY ?B) (INVERSE-OF-PLANNING-RELATION ?A ?B) (GENERIC-PLAN ?A) (HEALTH-CONDITION ?B)) :AXIOM-CONSTRAINTS (AND (RANGE PROCEDURAL-FOCUS HEALTH-CONDITION) (DOMAIN PROCEDURAL-FOCUS GENERIC-PLAN))) (DEFINE-RELATION PROCEDURAL-FOCUS-OF (?A ?B) "This is to talk of a plan focus, i.e. the targets of procedures having that plan as method." :IFF-DEF (AND (PLANNING-RELATION ?A ?B) (EXISTS (?C) (AND (TARGET-OF ?A ?C) (METHOD ?C ?B))) (HEALTH-CONDITION ?A) (GENERIC-PLAN ?B))) (DEFINE-RELATION TARGET-POPULATION (?A ?B) :IFF-DEF (AND (EXISTS (?C) (AND (EXISTS (?D) (AND (METHOD-OF ?A ?D) (TARGET ?D ?C))) (ABSTRACTION ?A) (ENTITY ?C) (INVERSE-OF-PLANNING-RELATION ?A ?C) (GENERIC-PLAN ?A) (HEALTH-CONDITION ?C) (SCATTERED-LOCATION ?C ?B))) (INVERSE-OF-PLANNING-RELATION ?A ?B) (GENERIC-PLAN ?A) (ENTITY ?B)) :AXIOM-CONSTRAINTS (AND (RANGE TARGET-POPULATION ENTITY) (DOMAIN TARGET-POPULATION GENERIC-PLAN))) (DEFINE-RELATION TARGET-POPULATION-OF (?A ?B) "This is to talk of plan target hosts, i.e. the hosts of targets of procedures having that plan as method." :IFF-DEF (AND (PLANNING-RELATION ?A ?B) (EXISTS (?C) (AND (SCATTERED-LOCATION-OF ?A ?C) (PROCEDURAL-FOCUS-OF ?C ?B)))) :AXIOM-CONSTRAINTS (AND (RANGE TARGET-POPULATION-OF GUIDELINE) (DOMAIN TARGET-POPULATION-OF GROUP))) (DEFINE-CLASS DIAGNOSTIC-ALGORITHM (?SELF) :DEF (GL-FOR-DIAGNOSIS-AND-PREDIAGNOSIS ?SELF)) (DEFINE-CLASS DISEASE-RISK-FACTOR-DETERMINATION (?SELF) :DEF (GL-FOR-SCREENING-AND-PREVENTION ?SELF)) (DEFINE-CLASS GL-AUTHOR (?SELF) :IFF-DEF (AND (THING ?SELF) (OR (PERSON ?SELF) (ORGANIZATION ?SELF)) (EXISTS (?A) (AND (AUTHORS ?SELF ?A) (GUIDELINE ?A))))) (DEFINE-CLASS GL-FOR-CARE-OF-CLINICAL-CONDITIONS (?SELF) "i.e. Management of patients following coronary-artery bypass graft." :DEF (AND (GUIDELINE ?SELF) (EXISTS (?A) (AND (METHOD-OF ?SELF ?A) (CARE-OF-CLINICAL-CONDITIONS ?A))))) (DEFINE-CLASS GL-FOR-DIAGNOSIS-AND-PREDIAGNOSIS (?SELF) "i.e. Evaluation of chest pain in the emergency room." :DEF (AND (GUIDELINE ?SELF) (EXISTS (?A) (AND (METHOD-OF ?SELF ?A) (DIAGNOSTIC-PROCEDURE ?A))))) (DEFINE-CLASS GL-FOR-DIFFERENTIAL-DIAGNOSIS (?SELF) :DEF (AND (GUIDELINE ?SELF) (EXISTS (?A) (AND (METHOD-OF ?SELF ?A) (DIFFERENTIAL-DIAGNOSIS ?A))))) (DEFINE-CLASS GL-FOR-DISEASE-MANAGEMENT (?SELF) :DEF (AND (GUIDELINE ?SELF) (EXISTS (?A) (AND (METHOD-OF ?SELF ?A) (DISEASE-MANAGEMENT ?A))))) (DEFINE-CLASS GL-FOR-PHARMACOLOGIC-THERAPY (?SELF) :DEF (AND (GUIDELINE ?SELF) (EXISTS (?A) (AND (METHOD-OF ?SELF ?A) (PHARMACOLOGIC-THERAPY ?A))))) (DEFINE-CLASS GL-FOR-SCREENING-AND-PREVENTION (?SELF) "i.e. Vaccination for pregnant women who are planning international travel." :DEF (AND (GUIDELINE ?SELF) (EXISTS (?A) (AND (METHOD-OF ?SELF ?A) (SCREENING-AND-PREVENTION ?A))))) (DEFINE-CLASS GL-FOR-SURGICAL-PROCEDURES (?SELF) "i.e. Indications for carotid endarterectomy." :DEF (AND (GUIDELINE ?SELF) (EXISTS (?A) (AND (METHOD-OF ?SELF ?A) (SURGICAL-PROCEDURE ?A))))) (DEFINE-CLASS GL-FOR-USE-OF-TECHNOLOGIES-AND-TESTS (?SELF) "i.e. Use of autologous or donor blood for transfusions." :DEF (AND (GUIDELINE ?SELF) (EXISTS (?A) (AND (METHOD-OF ?SELF ?A) (LABORATORY-PROCEDURE ?A))))) (DEFINE-CLASS GUIDELINE (?SELF) "A guideline is a plan that contains the method for executing or performing a healthcare-relevant procedure or a stage of such a procedure." :DEF (AND (GENERIC-PLAN ?SELF) (EXISTS (?A) (AND (PROCEDURAL-FOCUS ?SELF ?A) (HEALTH-CONDITION ?A))) (EXISTS (?B) (AND (TARGET-POPULATION ?SELF ?B) (GROUP ?B))) (EXISTS (?C) (AND (CONVENTIONAL-WITHIN ?SELF ?C) (MEDICAL-DISCIPLINE ?C)))) :CONSTRAINTS (AND (VALUE-TYPE ?SELF BIBLIOGRAPHIC-REFERENCE CITATION) (MINIMUM-SLOT-CARDINALITY ?SELF AUTHORED-BY 1) (MINIMUM-SLOT-CARDINALITY ?SELF TITLE 1) (MINIMUM-SLOT-CARDINALITY ?SELF VERSION 1) (VALUE-TYPE ?SELF APPROVED-BY ORGANIZATION))) (DEFINE-CLASS GL (?SELF) "A guideline is a plan that contains the method for executing or performing a healthcare-relevant procedure or a stage of such a procedure." :IFF-DEF (GUIDELINE ?SELF)) (DEFINE-CLASS PAPER-GL (?SELF) :DEF (GUIDELINE ?SELF)) (DEFINE-CLASS PAPER-REFERENCE (?SELF) :DEF (CITATION ?SELF)) (DEFINE-CLASS PREVENTION-STRATEGY (?SELF) :DEF (GL-FOR-SCREENING-AND-PREVENTION ?SELF)) (DEFINE-CLASS SURGICAL-STRATEGY (?SELF) :DEF (GL-FOR-SURGICAL-PROCEDURES ?SELF)) (DEFINE-CLASS TECHNIQUE-OR-TEST-ASSESSMENT (?SELF) :DEF (GL-FOR-USE-OF-TECHNOLOGIES-AND-TESTS ?SELF)) (DEFINE-CLASS TECHNIQUE-OR-TEST-OPTIMIZATION (?SELF) :DEF (GL-FOR-USE-OF-TECHNOLOGIES-AND-TESTS ?SELF)) (DEFINE-CLASS THERAPEUTICAL-STRATEGY (?SELF) :DEF (GL-FOR-CARE-OF-CLINICAL-CONDITIONS ?SELF)) (DEFINE-CLASS THERAPY-ASSESSMENT (?SELF) :DEF (GL-FOR-CARE-OF-CLINICAL-CONDITIONS ?SELF)) (DEFINE-CLASS WEB-GL (?SELF) "A guideline represented in a document (text, diagram, etc.) having a web address." :DEF (AND (GUIDELINE ?SELF) (EXISTS (?A) (AND (WEB-REFERENCE ?SELF ?A) (URL ?A)))) :CONSTRAINTS (AND (VALUE-TYPE ?SELF ADAPTED-FROM PAPER-REFERENCE) (EXISTS (?B) (AND (WEB-REFERENCE ?SELF ?B) (AND (URL ?B) (CARDINALITY (SETOFALL ?C (LAST-CHECKED ?B ?C)) 1))))))